A bill in the North Carolina General Assembly, originally meant to restore flounder and red snapper seasons, could now target ...

Debris cleanup after Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina, while intended to mitigate flood risks, is harming endangered mussel and salamander populations. Heavy machinery used in the cleanup is ...

The golden mussel is native to Southeast Asia and China, but it is an invasive species that has used the ballast water of ships to spread to other continents including South America. Experts have ...

“Without containment, golden mussels are likely to spread to other freshwater bodies in California, and to other ports and inland waters of North America, and abroad,” caution the various agencie ...

with officials calling it a "significant immediate threat" and the first known discovery of the species in North America. Golden mussels, a freshwater bivalve, are native to rivers and creeks of ...